FOR BUSINESS USERSIf you are a Symantec business product user, we recommend you try the following resources to remove this risk.

Identifying and submitting suspect filesSubmitting suspicious files to Symantec allows us to ensure that our protection capabilities keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape. Submitted files are analyzed by Symantec Security Response and, where necessary, updated definitions are immediately distributed through LiveUpdate™ to all Symantec end points. This ensures that other computers nearby are protected from attack. The following resources may help in identifying suspicious files for submission to Symantec.

2. Restoring settings in the registryMany risks make modifications to the registry, which could impact the functionality or performance of the compromised computer. While many of these modifications can be restored through various Windows components, it may be necessary to edit the registry. See in the Technical Details of this writeup for information about which registry keys were created or modified. Delete registry subkeys and entries created by the risk and return all modified registry entries to their previous values.

3. Restore detected files using the Windows Recovery Console in Windows XPSince this threat modifies or replaces system files, it is necessary to recover the affected files using the Windows Recovery Console. To do this it is necessary to restart the computer and run the Windows Recovery Console. For full details on how to do this please read the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP.

Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Restart the computer from the CD-ROM drive.

Press R to start the Recovery Console when the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears.

Select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.